Perhaps the 4th edition. Some plates retain evidence of having been produced earlier in the century. See Indice delle stampe de' Rossi

Leaf 1 is title, engraved by Jacques Blondeau. Leaf 2 is frontispiece, by Nicolaus Laigniel after Giovanni Battista Manelli. Leaves 3-72 are plans, sections & elevations of Roman churches. Etchers and engravers: Dominique Barrière, Nicolaus Belin, Jean Collin, Giovanni Battista Falda, Vincenzo Mariotti, Valérien Regnard, Giovanni Francesco Venturini. Draughtsmen: Barrière, Francesco Bufalino, Lorenzo Nuvoloni, Domenico Parasacchi, Venturini

Indice delle stampe de' Rossi

Binding, c. 1: calfskin. Edges of boards and spine tooled in gilt. Spine title in gilt and additional title written on slip of paper at head of spine. Theodore Besterman's calligraphic label signed P.S

Binding, c. 2: mottled goatskin. Spine tooled in gilt, title in gilt on label. Page edges sprinkled red & brown. Giovanni Muzio's bookplate, etched by Giacomo Manzù

Originally issued in 20 cahiers, ca. 1810-1818. Continues Collection des prix (1796) and Projets d'architecture (1806). A subsequent vol. was issued in 1834 with same title as present vol. See BAL

Etched throughout. First leaf is title, 2nd is "Table générale des projets gravés dans ce volume, contenant les Grands Prix de 1804 à 1815 inclusivement et autres Prix d'Emulation de l'Ecole Royale d'Architecture."

Plate numbered 20-21 is double page

Plates 25-30 ter devoted to Vaudoyer's reconstruction of the Theater of Marcellus

Catalogue of the British Architectural Library, early imprints collection

Getty c. 1 has etched bookplate of American architect Charles Z. Klauder (1872-1938), signed by himself. Sheet of paper with tracings in ink inserted in c. 2

[2] leaves, 1-30, 30 bis, 30 ter, 31-120 leaves of plates (some folded) : 52 cm

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